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WEF Launches "Sustainability" Index for Economic Performance
January 29, 2018
The World Economic Forum, warning that governments' focus on increasing gross domestic product (GDP) has contributed to "inequality and short-termism," has released its Inclusive Development Index as a metric for economic performance that includes factors such as living standards, "equity," and "sustainability" along with growth.
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WEF Seeks Recognition of Broad Rights Agenda in Europe
January 29, 2018
The World Economic Forum has published a paper called New Concept for Europe in which it calls for leaders in EU institutions and national European governments to adopt a broad interpretation of the global human rights agenda, including by allowing minors to vote and recognizing a "universal right to learn," and to create a regional "European Security Force."
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UNFCCC Promotes Use of Blockchain for Climate Action
January 29, 2018
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has launched a Climate Chain Coalition encouraging the use of blockchain technology among its member organizations to ramp up public reporting on climate action and promote the diversion of investments into climate-friendly projects.
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UN Rights Chief Promotes Corporate LGBTI Standards
January 29, 2018
In remarks at the World Economic Forum, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has called on businesses around the world to join a growing list of companies that have accepted new standards developed by his UN office on promoting LGBTI equality as part of their employment practices, consumer treatment, and public-relations campaigns.
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Coke Faces Criticism for "Band-aid" Plastics Policy
January 29, 2018
Activist organization Greenpeace has downplayed the impacts of beverage company Coca-Cola's announcement that it will increase its use of recycled plastic to 50% worldwide by the year 2030, arguing that this policy is a "band-aid" that will do little to reduce the company's "plastic footprint."
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